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CITY OF OLATHE

Policy No.:

F-12

COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT

Date Issued:

4-3-2012

General Scope:

Finance

Effective Date:

4-3-2012

Specific Subject:

Tax and Securities Compliance Policy and Procedure

Cancellation Date:

N/A

Supersedes No.:

N/A

Purpose:

It shall be the policy of the City to fully comply with the Tax-Advantaged Bond requirements for all of its outstanding and future tax-advantaged financings, and the City is further committed to full compliance with the continuing disclosure undertakings that the City has issued and will issue in the future by establishing a Tax and Securities Compliance Policy and Procedure.

Statement of Policy:

The statement of policy is hereby incorporated with Resolution No. 12-1025.

RESOLUTION NO. 12-1025

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TAX AND SECURITIES COMPLIANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS.

WHEREAS, the City of Olathe, Kansas (the “City”) is a duly organized and existing municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Kansas, and is a city of the first class; and

WHEREAS, from time to time the City issues notes, bonds and other obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxation or for which the City is entitled to receive interest subsidy payments (collectively, “Tax-Advantaged Bonds”); and

WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has stated that all issuers of Tax-Advantaged Bonds should have a separate written policy and procedure regarding ongoing compliance with the federal tax requirements for Tax-Advantaged Bonds; and

WHEREAS, the City has entered into certain continuing disclosure undertakings with respect to taxable and tax-advantaged notes, bonds and other obligations issued by the City, in order to allow the underwriters for such obligations to comply with federal securities laws; and

WHEREAS, the City is committed to full compliance with the Tax-Advantaged Bond requirements for all of its outstanding and future tax-advantaged financings, and the City is further committed to full compliance with the continuing disclosure undertakings that the City has issued and will issue in the future; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Body desires to memorialize its commitment to the aforementioned requirements and comply with the IRS directive by adopting a Tax and Securities Compliance Policy and Procedure in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Compliance Procedure”) .

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Approval of the Compliance Procedure. The governing body of the City hereby approves the Compliance Procedure.

Section 2. Further Authority. The Mayor, City Clerk, City Manager, Director of Resource Management, City Attorney and other appropriate officers and agents of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take such action, expend such funds and execute such documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Resolution and the provisions of the Compliance Procedure.

Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect following its adoption by the governing body of the City.

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ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Olathe, Kansas, this 3rd day of April, 2012.

CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS

/s/ Michael E. Copeland

Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Donald T. Howell

City Clerk

(SEAL)

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/ Thomas A. Glinstra

City Attorney

EXHIBIT A CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS
TAX AND SECURITIES COMPLIANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Dated as of April 3, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Section 2.1. Purpose of Compliance Procedure

Section 2.2. Scope of Compliance Procedure; Conflicts

Section 2.3. Amendments and Publication of Compliance Procedure

ARTICLE III

BOND COMPLIANCE OFFICER; TRAINING

Section 3.1. Bond Compliance Officer Duties

Section 3.2. Training

ARTICLE IV

GOVERNMENTAL TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING

Section 4.1. Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by Article IV Procedures

Section 4.2. Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File

Section 4.3. Annual Compliance Checklists

Section 4.4. Correcting Prior Deficiencies in Compliance

ARTICLE V

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE FOR NEW TAX-ADVANTAGED BOND ISSUES

Section 5.1. Application

Section 5.2. Prior to Issuance of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds

Section 5.3. Accounting and Recordkeeping

Section 5.4. Final Allocation of Bond Proceeds

ARTICLE VI

ONGOING MONITORING PROCEDURES – GOVERNMENTAL TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS

Section 6.1. Annual Compliance Checklist

Section 6.2. Arbitrage and Rebate Compliance

ARTICLE VII

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE – GOVERNMENTAL BONDS

Section 7.1. General

Section 7.2. Annual Disclosure Filings

Section 7.3. Material Event Disclosure Filings

ARTICLE VIII

CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING

Section 8.1. Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by Article IV Procedures

Section 8.2. Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File

Section 8.3. Conduit User Contact

Section 8.4. Annual Certification

Section 8.5. Correcting Prior Deficiencies in Compliance

ARTICLE IX

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE FOR NEW CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BOND ISSUES

Section 9.1. Application

Section 9.2. Prior to Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds

Section 9.3. Accounting and Recordkeeping

Section 9.4. Final Allocation of Bond Proceeds

ARTICLE X

ONGOING MONITORING PROCEDURES – CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS

Section 10.1. Annual Compliance Checklist

Section 10.2. Arbitrage and Rebate Compliance

ARTICLE XI

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE – CONDUIT BONDS

Section 11.1. General

Section 11.2. Annual and Quarterly Disclosure Filings

Section 11.3. Material Event Disclosure Filings

Exhibit A-1 – List of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by this Compliance Procedure

Exhibit A-2 – List of Governmental Bonds (Excluding Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds) Covered by this Compliance Procedure

Exhibit A-3 – List of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by this Compliance Procedure

Exhibit A-4 – List of Conduit Bonds (Excluding Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds) Covered by this Compliance Procedure

Exhibit B – Sample Annual Compliance Checklist for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds

Exhibit C – Material Events

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TAX AND SECURITIES COMPLIANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURE

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions. Capitalized words and terms used in this Compliance Procedure have the following meanings:

Annual Compliance Checklist” means (a) for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, a questionnaire and/or checklist described in Section 6.1 that is completed each year for a Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue and (b) for Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, a questionnaire and/or checklist described in Section 10.1 that is completed each year for a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Bond Compliance Officer” means the City’s Director of Resource Management or, if the position of Director of Resource Management is vacant, the person filling the responsibilities of the Director of Resource Management for the Governing Body.

Bond Counsel” means a law firm selected by the City to provide a legal opinion regarding the tax status of interest on Tax-Advantaged Bonds as of the issue date or the law firm selected to advise regarding matters referenced in this Compliance Procedure.

Bond Restricted Funds” means the funds, accounts, and investments that are subject to arbitrage rebate and/or yield restriction rules that have been identified in the Tax Compliance Agreement for a Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Bond Transcript” means the “transcript of proceedings” or other similar titled set of documents assembled by Bond Counsel following the issuance of Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

City” means the City of Olathe, Kansas.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

Compliance Procedure” means this Tax and Securities Compliance Policy and Procedure.

Conduit Bond” means any bond, note, installment sale agreement, lease or certificate intended to be a debt or special limited obligation of the City, the proceeds of the which are to be loaned or otherwise made available to the Conduit User, and the interest on which is included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and any Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond. A list of all Conduit Bonds that are not Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, outstanding and subject to this Compliance Procedure as of the Effective Date, is attached as Exhibit A-4.

Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond” means any bond, note, installment sale agreement, lease or certificate intended to be a debt obligation of the City, the proceeds of the which are to be loaned or otherwise made available to the Conduit User, and the interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes or is subject to other advantages, requirements or limitations of the Code and Regulations or any other United States laws related to taxation. A list of all Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds outstanding and subject to this Compliance Procedure as of the Effective Date, is attached as Exhibit A-3.

Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File” means documents and records which may consist of paper and electronic medium, maintained for each Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond. Each Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File will include the following information if applicable:

(a) Intent Resolution. (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(b) Bond Transcript. (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(c) Final Written Allocation and/or all available accounting records related to the Project Facility showing expenditures allocated to the proceeds of a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond and expenditures (if any) allocated to other sources of funds.

(d) All rebate and yield reduction payment calculations performed by the Rebate Analyst and all investment records provided to the Rebate Analyst for purposes of preparing the calculation.

(e) Forms 8038-T together with proof of filing and payment of rebate. (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(f) Investment agreement bid documents (unless included in the Bond Transcript) including:

(1) Bid solicitation, bid responses, certificate of broker;

(2) Written summary of reasons for deviations from the terms of the solicitation that are incorporated into the investment agreement; and

(3) Copies of the investment agreement and any amendments.

(g) Any item required to be maintained by the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement involving the use of the Project Facility or expenditures related to tax compliance for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

(h) Any opinion of Bond Counsel regarding the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds not included in the Bond Transcript. (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(i) Amendments, modifications or substitute agreements to any agreement contained in the Bond Transcript. (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(j) Any correspondence with the IRS relating to the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds including all correspondence relating to an audit by the IRS of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds or any proceedings under the Tax-Advantaged Bonds Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (VCAP). (Duplicate Copy Maintained by Bond Compliance Officer)

(k) Any available questionnaires or correspondence substantiating the use of the Project Facility in accordance with the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

(l) For refunding bond issues, the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File for the refunded Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Conduit User” means the entity that is not related to or controlled by the City and which receives proceeds and is required to pay principal and interest on a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer” means the individual officer or employee of the Conduit User named as the primary individual responsible for post-issuance tax compliance by the Conduit User in connection with a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Continuing Disclosure Undertaking” means the Continuing Disclosure Agreement(s), Continuing Disclosure Undertaking(s), Continuing Disclosure Instructions or other written certification(s) setting out covenants for satisfying the requirements for providing information to the MSRB pursuant to SEC Rule 15c2-12 on an ongoing basis for one or more series of Governmental Bonds or Conduit Bonds.

Cost” or “Costs” means all costs and expenses paid for the acquisition, design, construction, equipping or improvement of a Project Facility or costs of issuing Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Effective Date” means April 3, 2012.

EMMA” means the Electronic Municipal Market Access system for municipal securities disclosures established and maintained by the MSRB, which can be accessed at www.emma.msrb.org.

Final Written Allocation” means the Final Written Allocation of Bond proceeds prepared pursuant to Section 5.4 of this Compliance Procedure for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds and pursuant to Section 9.4 of this Compliance Procedure for Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Financed Assets” means that part of a Project Facility treated as financed with Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds as reflected in a Final Written Allocation or, if no Final Written Allocation was prepared, (a) the accounting records of the City and the Tax Compliance Agreement for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue or (b) the accounting records of the Trustee and the Conduit User, and the Tax Compliance Agreement for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Governing Body” means the City Council of the City.

Governmental Bond(s)” means any bond, note, installment sale agreement, lease or certificate intended to be a debt obligation of the City or another political subdivision or government instrumentality, the proceeds of the which are to be loaned or otherwise made available to the City, and the interest on which is included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and any Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond(s). A list of all Governmental Bonds that are not Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, outstanding and subject to this Compliance Procedure as of the Effective Date, is attached as Exhibit A-2.

Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond(s)” means any bond, note, installment sale agreement, lease or certificate intended to be a debt obligation of the City or another political subdivision or government instrumentality created or controlled by the City, the proceeds of the which are to be loaned or otherwise made available to the City, and the interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes or is subject to other advantages, requirements or limitations of the Code and Regulations or any other United States laws related to taxation. For purposes of this definition, proceeds of obligations used to make a grant or to provide an economic incentive to another entity unrelated to the City are treated as used or made available to the City, and thus the obligations are considered “Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds,” unless the user is required to pay principal and interest on the obligation. A list of all Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds outstanding and subject to this Compliance Procedure as of the Effective Date, is attached as Exhibit A-1.

Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File” means documents and records which may consist of paper and electronic medium, maintained for each Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond. Each Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File will include the following information if applicable:

(a) Intent Resolution.

(b) Bond Transcript.

(c) Final Written Allocation and/or all available accounting records related to the Project Facility showing expenditures allocated to the proceeds of a Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond and expenditures (if any) allocated to other sources of funds.

(d) All rebate and yield reduction payment calculations performed by the Rebate Analyst and all investment records provided to the Rebate Analyst for purposes of preparing the calculation.

(e) Forms 8038-T together with proof of filing and payment of rebate.

(f) Investment agreement bid documents (unless included in the Bond Transcript) including:

(1) Bid solicitation, bid responses, certificate of broker;

(2) Written summary of reasons for deviations from the terms of the solicitation that are incorporated into the investment agreement; and

(3) Copies of the investment agreement and any amendments.

(g) Any item required to be maintained by the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement involving the use of the Project Facility or expenditures related to tax compliance for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

(h) Any opinion of Bond Counsel regarding the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds not included in the Bond Transcript.

(i) Amendments, modifications or substitute agreements to any agreement contained in the Bond Transcript.

(j) Any correspondence with the IRS relating to the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds including all correspondence relating to an audit by the IRS of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds or any proceedings under the Tax-Advantaged Bonds Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (VCAP).

(k) Any available questionnaires or correspondence substantiating the use of the Project Facility in accordance with the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

(l) For refunding bond issues, the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File for the refunded Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Intent Resolution” means a resolution of the Governing Body stating the intent of the City to finance all or a portion of the Project Facility, stating the expected maximum size of the financing and stating the intent of the City to reimburse (a) the costs paid by the City from proceeds of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds or (b) the costs paid by the Conduit User from proceeds of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

MSRB” means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or any successor repository designated as such by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 15c2-12(b)(5) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Placed In Service” means that date (as determined by the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer for Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds and as determined by the Bond Compliance Officer for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds) when the Project Facility is complete and is actually used at a level substantially as originally designed.

Project Facility” means all tangible or intangible property financed in whole or in part with Tax-Advantaged Bonds that is functionally related or integrated in use, that is located on the same physical site or proximate sites, and that is expected to be Placed In Service within a one-year period.

Rebate Analyst” means the Rebate Analyst for the Tax-Advantaged Bonds selected pursuant to the Tax Compliance Agreement.

Tax Compliance Agreement” means, (a) with respect to Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Federal Tax Certificate, Tax Compliance Agreement, Arbitrage Agreement, or other written certification or agreement of the City setting out representations and covenants for satisfying the post-issuance tax compliance requirements for a Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue and (b) with respect to Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Federal Tax Certificate, Tax Compliance Agreement, Arbitrage Agreement, or other written certification or agreement of the City and the Conduit User setting out representations and covenants for satisfying the post-issuance tax compliance requirements for a for a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Tax-Advantaged Bond(s)” means Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds and Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Trustee” means the corporate trustee, if any, named in a trust indenture for a Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Section 2.1. Purpose of Compliance Procedure. The City uses Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds to fund Costs of Project Facilities and uses Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds and loans or otherwise makes the proceeds available to Conduit Users to fund Costs of Project Facilities. The City understands that in exchange for the right to issue Tax-Advantaged Bonds at favorable interest rates and terms, the Code and related regulations impose ongoing requirements related to the proceeds of the Tax-Advantaged Bonds and the Project Facility financed by the Tax-Advantaged Bonds. These requirements focus on the investment, use and expenditure of proceeds of the Tax-Advantaged Bonds and related funds as well as restrictions on the use of the Project Facility.

The City recognizes that the IRS has stated that all issuers of Tax-Advantaged Bonds should have a separate written policy and procedure regarding ongoing compliance with the federal tax requirements for Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

The City is committed to full compliance with the tax-exempt bond requirements for all of its outstanding and future tax-advantaged financings. This Compliance Procedure is adopted by the Governing Body to comply with the IRS directive and to improve tax compliance and documentation.

Since the Conduit User for each Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue is primarily responsible for the expenditure and investment of its Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds and the use of the Financed Assets and the Project Facility, this Compliance Policy provides that the Conduit User will assume substantially all obligations related to post-issuance tax compliance for Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued for its benefit. The provisions of this Compliance Policy related to Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds are set forth in Articles VIII through XI.

Section 2.2. Scope of Compliance Procedure; Conflicts. This Compliance Procedure applies to all Tax-Advantaged Bonds currently outstanding and all Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued in the future. If the provisions of this Compliance Procedure conflict with a Tax Compliance Agreement or any other specific written instructions of Bond Counsel, the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement or specific written instructions of Bond Counsel will supersede and govern in lieu of this Compliance Procedure. Any exception to this Compliance Procedure required by Bond Counsel as part of a future issue of Tax-Advantaged Bonds will be incorporated in the Tax Compliance Agreement for the future issue. Any requirements imposed on the City in the Tax Compliance Agreement, will be noted by the Bond Compliance Officer and incorporated into the Annual Compliance Checklist.

Section 2.3. Amendments and Publication of Compliance Procedure. This Compliance Procedure may be amended from time-to-time by the Governing Body. Copies of this Compliance Procedure and any amendments will be included in the permanent records of the City.

ARTICLE III

BOND COMPLIANCE OFFICER; TRAINING

Section 3.1. Bond Compliance Officer Duties. The Bond Compliance Officer is responsible for implementing this Compliance Procedure. The Bond Compliance Officer will work with other employees that use the Project Facility to assist in implementing this Compliance Procedure. The Bond Compliance Officer will consult with Bond Counsel, legal counsel to the City, accountants, tax return preparers and other outside experts to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Compliance Procedure. The Bond Compliance Officer will report to the Governing Body as necessary, but at least annually, regarding implementation of this Compliance Procedure and any recommended changes or amendments to this Compliance Procedure.

Section 3.2. Training. When appropriate, the Bond Compliance Officer or his or her designee will attend training programs offered by the IRS or other industry professionals regarding tax-exempt financing that are relevant to the City.

ARTICLE IV

GOVERNMENTAL TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING

Section 4.1. Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by Article IV Procedures. This Article IV applies to all Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued prior to the date of adoption of this Compliance Procedure that are currently outstanding as of the date of adoption of this Compliance Procedure. These Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds are listed on Exhibit A-1.

Section 4.2. Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File. As soon as practical, the Bond Compliance Officer will attempt to assemble as much of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File as is available for each Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond that is listed on Exhibit A-1.

Section 4.3. Annual Compliance Checklists. As soon as practical following the adoption of this Compliance Procedure, the Bond Compliance Officer will work with Bond Counsel and/or legal counsel to the City and cause Annual Compliance Checklists (an example of which is attached as Exhibit B) to be completed for all outstanding Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds and will follow the procedures specified in Article VI to complete the Annual Compliance Checklists and thereafter include each completed Annual Compliance Checklist in the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File.

Section 4.4. Correcting Prior Deficiencies in Compliance. In the event the Bond Compliance Officer determines any deficiency in compliance with a Tax Compliance Agreement for an outstanding Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond listed on Exhibit A-1, the Bond Compliance Officer will follow the procedures described in Treasury Regulations or the Tax-Exempt Bonds Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (VCAP) to remediate the noncompliance. If remediation of the noncompliance requires the City to submit a request under VCAP, the Bond Compliance Officer will undertake this step only after reporting the violation to the Governing Body and obtaining its approval.

ARTICLE V

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE FOR NEW GOVERNMENTAL TAX-ADVANTAGED BOND ISSUES

Section 5.1. Application. This Article V applies to Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond financings issued on or after the Effective Date..

Section 5.2. Prior to Issuance of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

(a) Intent Resolution. The Governing Body will authorize and approve the issuance of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds. Prior to or as a part of this authorizing resolution or ordinance, the Governing Body may adopt an Intent Resolution.

(b) Directions to Bond Counsel. The Bond Compliance Officer will provide a copy of this Compliance Procedure to Bond Counsel with directions for Bond Counsel to structure the documentation and procedural steps taken prior to issuing the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds so that they conform to the requirements of this Compliance Procedure, except to the extent Bond Counsel determines that different procedures are required. The Bond Compliance Officer will consult with Bond Counsel so that appropriate provisions are made to fund or reimburse the City’s costs and expenses incurred to implement this Compliance Procedure.

(c) Tax Compliance Agreement. Each Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue will include a Tax Compliance Agreement signed by the Bond Compliance Officer or his/her designee. The Tax Compliance Agreement will (1) describe the Project Facility and the anticipated Financed Assets, (2) identify all Bond Restricted Funds and provide for arbitrage and rebate compliance, (3) for new money financings – require a Final Written Allocation, and (4) contain a form of the Annual Compliance Checklist for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue. The Bond Compliance Officer will confer with Bond Counsel and the City’s counsel regarding the meaning and scope of each representation and covenant contained in the Tax Compliance Agreement.

(d) Preliminary Cost Allocations. The Bond Compliance Officer in consultation with Bond Counsel, will prepare a preliminary cost allocation plan for the Project Facility. The preliminary cost allocation plan will identify the assets and expected costs for the Project Facility, and, when necessary, will break-out the portions of Costs that the City expects to finance with Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds (the “Financed Assets”) from the portions expected to be financed from other sources.

(e) Tax Review with Bond Counsel. Prior to the sale of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer and Bond Counsel will review this Compliance Procedure together with the draft Tax Compliance Agreement to ensure that any tax compliance issues in the new financing are adequately addressed by this Compliance Procedure and/or the Tax Compliance Agreement. In the event Bond Counsel determines that this Compliance Procedure conflicts with, or must be supplemented to account for special issues or requirements for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer will ask Bond Counsel to include the written modifications or additions in the final Tax Compliance Agreement. The Bond Compliance Officer will request Bond Counsel to prepare a form of Annual Compliance Checklist for use in monitoring the ongoing compliance requirements for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Section 5.3. Accounting and Recordkeeping.

(a) Accounting for New Money Projects. The Bond Compliance Officer will be responsible for accounting for the investment and allocation of proceeds of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds. The Bond Compliance Officer will establish separate accounts or subaccounts to record expenditures for Costs of the Project Facility. Where appropriate, the Bond Compliance Officer may use accounts established as part of the City’s financial records for this purpose. In recording Costs for the Project Facility, the Bond Compliance Officer will ensure that the accounting system will include the following information: (1) identity of person or business paid, along with any other available narrative description of the purpose for the payment, (2) date of payment, (3) amount paid, and (4) invoice number or other identifying reference.

(b) Accounting for Refunded Bonds and Related Refunded Bond Accounts. For Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds that refund prior issues, the Tax Compliance Agreement will set out special accounting and allocation procedures for the proceeds of the financing, and if necessary proceeds of the refinanced debt.

(c) Tax-Advantaged Bond File. The Bond Compliance Officer will be responsible for assembling and maintaining the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File.

Section 5.4. Final Allocation of Bond Proceeds.

(a) Bond Compliance Officer Responsible for Preparation of Final Written Allocation; Timing. The Bond Compliance Officer is responsible for making a written allocation of proceeds to expenditures and the identification of Financed Assets. This process will be memorialized in the Final Written Allocation. For a new money financing, the Bond Compliance Officer will commence this process as of the earliest of (1) the requisition of all Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds from any segregated Tax-Advantaged Bond funded account, (2) the date the Project Facility has been substantially completed or (3) four and one/half years following the issue date of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds. For Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued only to refund a prior issue of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer will prepare and/or document the Final Written Allocation for the Project Facility financed by the refunded Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds in accordance with the advice of Bond Counsel and include it in the Tax Compliance Agreement.

(b) Contents and Procedure. The Bond Compliance Officer will consult the Tax Compliance Agreement and, if necessary, contact Bond Counsel to seek advice regarding any special allocation of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds and other money of the City to the Costs of the Project Facility. If no special allocation is required or recommended, the Bond Compliance Officer will allocate Costs of the Project Facility to the proceeds of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds in accordance with the City’s accounting records. Each Final Written Allocation will contain the following: (1) a reconciliation of the actual sources and uses to Costs of the Project Facility, (2) the percentage of the cost of the Project Facility financed with proceeds of the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds (sale proceeds plus any investment earnings on those sale proceeds), (3) the Project Facility’s Placed in Service date, (4) the estimated economic useful life of the Project Facility, and (5) any special procedures to be followed in completing the Annual Compliance Checklist (e.g., limiting the Annual Compliance Checklist to specific areas of the Project Facility that the Final Written Allocation or the Tax Compliance Agreement treats as having been financed by Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds).

(c) Finalize Annual Compliance Checklist. As part of the preparation of the Final Written Allocation, the Bond Compliance Officer will update the draft Annual Compliance Checklist contained in the Tax Compliance Agreement. The Bond Compliance Officer will include reminders for all subsequent arbitrage rebate computations required for the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds in the Annual Compliance Checklist.

(d) Review of Final Written Allocation and Annual Compliance Checklist. Each Final Written Allocation and Annual Compliance Checklist will be reviewed by legal counsel to the City or Bond Counsel for sufficiency and compliance with the Tax Compliance Agreement and this Compliance Procedure. Following the completion of the review, the Bond Compliance Officer will execute the Final Written Allocation.

ARTICLE VI

ONGOING MONITORING PROCEDURES – GOVERNMENTAL TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS

Section 6.1. Annual Compliance Checklist. An Annual Compliance Checklist will be completed for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds by the Bond Compliance Officer each year following completion of the Final Written Allocation. Each Annual Compliance Checklist will be designed and completed for the purpose of identifying potential noncompliance with the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement or this Compliance Procedure and obtaining documents (such as investment records, arbitrage calculations, or other documentation for the Project Facility) that are required to be incorporated in the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bond File. The Bond Compliance Officer will refer any responses indicating a violation of the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement to legal counsel to the City or Bond Counsel and, if recommended by counsel, will follow the procedure set out in Section 4.4 to remediate the non-compliance.

Section 6.2. Arbitrage and Rebate Compliance. The Bond Compliance Officer will monitor the investment of Bond Restricted Funds for Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds and provide investment records to the Rebate Analyst on a timely basis. The Bond Compliance Officer will follow the directions of the Rebate Analyst with respect to the preparation of and the timing of rebate or yield reduction computations.

ARTICLE VII

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE – GOVERNMENTAL BONDS

Section 7.1. General. The Bond Compliance Officer acknowledges that the City has entered into certain Continuing Disclosure Undertakings with respect to Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds and other taxable securities issued by the City. This Article VII applies to Continuing Disclosure Undertakings entered into by the City prior to, on and after the date of this Compliance Procedure.

Section 7.2. Annual Disclosure Filings. For each issuance of Governmental Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer will review the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking to determine the financial information and operating data required to be included in the Annual Report to be filed by the City with the MSRB on EMMA. The Bond Compliance Officer will cause the Annual Report to be filed with the MSRB on EMMA within the timeframe provided in the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking for the Governmental Bonds.

Section 7.3. Material Event Disclosure Filings. For each outstanding issue of Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer will review the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking to determine the “material events” that require prompt notice to be filed with the MSRB. Generally, the occurrence of any of the events listed on Exhibit C with respect to the Governmental Tax-Advantaged Bonds represents a “material event:”

After obtaining actual knowledge of the occurrence of any event that the Bond Compliance Officer believes may constitute an event requiring disclosure, the Bond Compliance Officer will contact Bond Counsel to determine if notice of the event is required to be given to the MSRB under the applicable Continuing Disclosure Undertaking. If it is determined that notice should be provided to the MSRB or is required to be provided to the MSRB by the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking, the Bond Compliance Officer will cause the appropriate notice to be filed with the MSRB on EMMA within the applicable time frame set forth in the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (e.g., 10 business days after the occurrence of the event) or as otherwise advised by Bond Counsel.

ARTICLE VIII

CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING

Section 8.1. Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds Covered by Procedures. This Article VIII applies to all Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued prior to the Effective Date that are currently outstanding as of the Effective Date. These Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds are listed on Exhibit A-3. The Governing Body reserves the right to charge a fee to administer the Procedures as they relate to Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

Section 8.2. Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File. As soon as practical, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will attempt to assemble as much of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File as is available for each Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond that is listed on Exhibit A-3. Upon request, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will provide copies to the City of items contained in the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File.

Section 8.3. Conduit User Contact. As soon as practical the Bond Compliance Officer will send to each Conduit User of a Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond listed on Exhibit A-3, a copy of the Tax Compliance Agreement for the financing along with a letter reminding the Conduit User that under the agreement it is responsible for post-issuance tax compliance related to the investment of Bond Restricted Funds, record keeping, use of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds, and use of the Project Facility. The letter will contain a list of records comprising the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File that the Conduit User should retain. The Bond Compliance Officer shall also send a copy of this Compliance Policy with specific reference to Articles VIII to XI. A copy of the letter should also be provided to the Trustee for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond.

Section 8.4. Annual Certification. As soon as practical following the adoption of this Compliance Procedure, the Bond Compliance Officer will request each Conduit User to confirm annually in writing its compliance with the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue. Where possible, the Bond Compliance Officer will combine this certification request with other disclosures the Conduit User regularly provides to the Trustee (such as ongoing continuing disclosure). Certifications completed by the Conduit User will be retained by the Bond Compliance Officer.

Section 8.5. Correcting Prior Deficiencies in Compliance. In the event a Conduit User informs the Bond Compliance Officer of a deficiency in compliance with a Tax Compliance Agreement for an outstanding Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond listed on Exhibit A-2, the Bond Compliance Officer will direct the Conduit User to follow the procedures described in Treasury Regulations or the Tax-Exempt Bonds Voluntary Closing Agreement Program (VCAP) to remediate the noncompliance. If remediation of the noncompliance requires the City to submit a request under VCAP, the Bond Compliance Officer will undertake this step only after reporting the violation to the Governing Body and obtaining its approval.

ARTICLE IX

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE FOR NEW CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BOND ISSUES

Section 9.1. Application. This Article IX applies to Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond financings issued on or after the date of adoption of this Compliance Procedure.

Section 9.2. Prior to Issuance of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

(a) Intent Resolution. The Governing Body will authorize and approve the issuance of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds. Prior to or as a part of this authorizing resolution or ordinance, the Governing Body may adopt an Intent Resolution. The Bond Compliance Officer will provide the Conduit User with a copy of this Compliance Procedure prior to adoption of the Intent Resolution.

(b) Directions to Bond Counsel. The Bond Compliance Officer will provide a copy of this Compliance Procedure to Bond Counsel with directions for Bond Counsel to structure the documentation and procedural steps taken prior to issuing the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds so that they conform to the requirements of this Compliance Procedure, except to the extent Bond Counsel determines that different procedures are required. The Bond Compliance Officer will consult with Bond Counsel so that appropriate provisions are made to fund or reimburse the City’s costs and expenses incurred to implement this Compliance Procedure. To the extent the City relies on or acts at the direction of the Conduit User, the Tax Compliance Agreement will contain appropriate provision for City indemnification by the Conduit User.

(c) Tax Compliance Agreement. Each Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue will include a Tax Compliance Agreement signed by the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer. The Tax Compliance Agreement will (1) describe the Project Facility and the anticipated Financed Assets, (2) identify all Bond Restricted Funds and provide for arbitrage and rebate compliance by the Conduit User, (3) for new money financings – require the Conduit User to complete a Final Written Allocation, and (4) contain a form of the Annual Compliance Checklist for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will confer with Bond Counsel, the Bond Compliance Officer and the City’s counsel regarding the meaning and scope of each representation and covenant contained in the Tax Compliance Agreement.

(d) Preliminary Cost Allocations. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer in consultation with Bond Counsel, will prepare a preliminary cost allocation plan for the Project Facility. The preliminary cost allocation plan will identify the assets and expected costs for the Project Facility, and, when necessary, will break-out the portions of Costs that the Conduit User expects to finance with proceeds of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds (the “Financed Assets”) from the portions expected to be financed from other sources.

(e) Tax Review with Bond Counsel. Prior to the sale of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer and Bond Counsel will review this Compliance Procedure together with the draft Tax Compliance Agreement to ensure that any tax compliance issues in the new financing are adequately addressed by this Compliance Procedure and/or the Tax Compliance Agreement. In the event Bond Counsel determines that this Compliance Procedure conflicts with, or must be supplemented to account for special issues or requirements for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Bond Compliance Officer will ask Bond Counsel to include the written modifications or additions in the final Tax Compliance Agreement. The Bond Compliance Officer will request Bond Counsel to prepare a form of Annual Compliance Checklist for use in monitoring the ongoing compliance requirements for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond issue.

Section 9.3. Accounting and Recordkeeping.

(a) Accounting for New Money Projects. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will be responsible for accounting for the investment and allocation of proceeds of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will establish separate accounts or subaccounts to record expenditures for Costs of the Project Facility. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer may use accounts established pursuant to a trust indenture for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds to assist it in accounting for the investment and expenditure of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds. In recording Costs for the Project Facility, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will ensure that the accounting system will include the following information: (1) identity of person or business paid, along with any other available narrative description of the purpose for the payment, (2) date of payment, (3) amount paid, and (4) invoice number or other identifying reference.

(b) Accounting for Refunded Bonds and Related Refunded Bond Accounts. For Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds that refund prior issues, the Tax Compliance Agreement will set out special accounting and allocation procedures for the proceeds of the financing, and if necessary proceeds of the refinanced debt.

(c) Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will be responsible for assembling and maintaining the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File. Upon request, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will provide copies to the City of items contained in the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File.

Section 9.4. Final Allocation of Bond Proceeds.

(a) Bond Compliance Officer Responsible for Preparation of Final Written Allocation; Timing. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer is responsible for making a written allocation of proceeds to expenditures and the identification of Financed Assets. This process will be memorialized in the Final Written Allocation. For a new money financing, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will commence this process as of the earliest of (1) the requisition of all Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds from any segregated Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond funded account, (2) the date the Project Facility has been substantially completed or (3) four and one/half years following the issue date of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds. For Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds issued only to refund a prior issue of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will prepare and/or document the Final Written Allocation for the Project Facility financed by the refunded Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds in accordance with the advice of Bond Counsel and include it in the Tax Compliance Agreement.

(b) Contents and Procedure. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will review the Tax Compliance Agreement and, if necessary, contact Bond Counsel to seek advice regarding any special allocation of Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond proceeds and other money of the City to the Costs of the Project Facility. If no special allocation is required or recommended, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will allocate Costs of the Project Facility to the proceeds of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds in accordance with the Conduit User’s accounting records. Each Final Written Allocation will contain the following: (1) a reconciliation of the actual sources and uses to Costs of the Project Facility, (2) the percentage of the cost of the Project Facility financed with proceeds of the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds (sale proceeds plus any investment earnings on those sale proceeds), (3) the Project Facility’s Placed in Service date, (4) the estimated economic useful life of the Project Facility, and (5) any special procedures to be followed in completing the Annual Compliance Checklist (e.g., limiting the Annual Compliance Checklist to specific areas of the Project Facility that the Final Written Allocation or the Tax Compliance Agreement treats as having been financed by Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds).

(c) Finalize Annual Compliance Checklist. As part of the preparation of the Final Written Allocation, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will update the draft Annual Compliance Checklist contained in the Tax Compliance Agreement. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will include reminders for all subsequent arbitrage rebate computations required for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds in the Annual Compliance Checklist.

(d) Review of Final Written Allocation and Annual Compliance Checklist. Each Final Written Allocation and Annual Compliance Checklist will be reviewed by legal counsel to the Conduit User or Bond Counsel for sufficiency and compliance with the Tax Compliance Agreement and this Compliance Procedure. Following the completion of the review, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will execute the Final Written Allocation and provide a copy to the Bond Compliance Officer and the Trustee for the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds.

(e) Conduit User Certification of Compliance. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will certify in writing to the Trustee completion of its responsibilities under this Section 9.4.

ARTICLE X

ONGOING MONITORING PROCEDURES – CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS

Section 10.1. Annual Compliance Checklist. An Annual Compliance Checklist will be completed for Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bonds by the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer each year following completion of the Final Written Allocation. Each Annual Compliance Checklist will be designed and completed for the purpose of identifying potential noncompliance with the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement or this Compliance Procedure and obtaining documents (such as investment records, arbitrage calculations, or other documentation for the Project Facility) that are required to be incorporated in the Conduit Tax-Advantaged Bond File. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will refer any responses indicating a violation of the terms of the Tax Compliance Agreement to legal counsel to the Conduit User or Bond Counsel and, if recommended by counsel, will follow the procedure set out in Section 8.5 to remediate the non-compliance.

Section 10.2. Arbitrage and Rebate Compliance. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will monitor the investment of Bond Restricted Funds and provide investment records to the Rebate Analyst on a timely basis. The Bond Compliance Officer will follow the directions of the Rebate Analyst with respect to the preparation of and the timing of rebate or yield reduction computations.

ARTICLE XI

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE- CONDUIT BONDS

Section 11.1. General. Certain Conduit Users have entered into Continuing Disclosure Undertakings with respect to certain Conduit Bonds issued by the City for the benefit of Conduit Users. This Article XI applies to Continuing Disclosure Undertakings entered into by Conduit Users prior to, on and after the date of this Compliance Procedure.

Section 11.2. Annual and Quarterly Disclosure Filings. For each issuance of Conduit Bonds, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will review the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (if any) to determine the financial information and operating data required to be included in the Annual Report and Quarterly Reports, if any, to be filed by the Conduit User with the MSRB on EMMA. The Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will cause the Annual Report to be filed with the MSRB on EMMA within the timeframe provided in the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking for the Tax-Exempt Bonds.

Section 11.3. Material Event Disclosure Filings. For each outstanding issue of Conduit Bonds, the Conduit User Bond Compliance Officer will review the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (if any) to determine the “material events” that require prompt notice to be filed with the MSRB. Generally, the occurrence of any of the following events listed on Exhibit C with respect to the Tax-Exempt Bonds represents a “material event:”

Generally, a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking for a Tax-Advantaged Bond issue will require that after obtaining actual knowledge of the occurrence of any material event, the Conduit User will, after consultation with Bond Counsel, cause the appropriate notice to be filed with the MSRB on EMMA within the applicable time frame set forth in the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (e.g., 10 business days after the occurrence of the event) or as otherwise advised by Bond Counsel.

ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS ON APRIL 3, 2012

EXHIBIT A-4 LIST OF CONDUIT BONDS (EXCLUDING CONDUIT TAX-ADVANTAGED BONDS) COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE

None at this time.

EXHIBIT C
MATERIAL EVENTS

(1) Principal and interest payment delinquencies;

(2) Non-payment related defaults, if material;

(3) Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties;

(4) Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;

(5) Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;

(6) Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701-TEB) or other material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the Bonds, or other material events affecting the tax status of the Bonds;

(7) Modifications to rights of bondholders, if material;

(8) Bond calls, if material, and tender offers;

(9) Defeasances;

(10) Release, substitution or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds, if material;

(11) Rating changes;

(12) Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the obligated person;

(13) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the obligated person or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the obligated person, other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and

(14) Appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of the trustee, if material.